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The Dickey Group Goes Digital with Virtual Lab Tour

Tag: immersive learning

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Aug 16, 2023

Express Grants Tackle 3D Scanning Technology

Two DELTA Express Grants for courses in the NC State Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology sought to expand content capture services and leverage the use of 3D objects in the classroom. Hear about the outcomes of these grants from our DELTA specialists! 
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Apr 21, 2023

DELTA Grant Enhances Student Learning

A team of DELTA specialists worked with MEAS Associate Professors Karl Wegmann and Ethan Hyland using a DELTA Grant to enhance student learning. Read about the results of their collaborative efforts to support experimental uses of stream tables for educational and research purposes! 

Jul 29, 2022

DELTA Produced Virtual Tours Promote Exploration

Ten virtual tours were created for NC State as a result of DELTA’s new Express Grant for Virtual Tours in 2021-22 — some inside buildings and some in the great outdoors. These tours provide immersive experiences for students, prospective students and the greater community. 

Jun 29, 2022

Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with Cathi Dunnagan

For the last 14 years, Senior Instructional Designer Cathi Dunnagan (née Phillips) has worked at DELTA and on July 1, 2022, she’s retiring. Since 2008, Dunnagan has worked with faculty and fellow DELTA staff to solve instructional challenges using technology.  Project highlights for Dunnagan include Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions for summers 2020, 2021 and 2022… 
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Apr 29, 2022

DELTA Summer Workshops — Save the Date

From navigating Moodle 4.0 to learning about Top Hat, Jamboard, Gradescope and more, participants have the opportunity to partake in online or hybrid workshops to boost their knowledge inside and outside the classroom. 
Various plants that FOR 339 students identify.

Apr 26, 2022

Redesigning FOR 339: Name That Plant!

Learning to identify 170 different plant species is no easy task, and students in FOR 339: Dendrology have to do just that. A team of DELTA staff and an NC State instructor redesigned the course and created a new tool to help students along the way. 
3D rendering of a tissue culture room showing a biosafety cabinet, cell counter, microscope, among other standard lab equipment.

Feb 28, 2022

Experimenting in the Lab Sandbox

Lab courses provide meaningful hands-on experiences for students, and these experiences can be difficult to replicate in an online environment. A team of DELTA staff and NC State faculty set out to design an immersive, configurable online lab for students in BIT 410/510. 
DELTA Express Grants.

Nov 1, 2021

DELTA Offers Express Grants for Spring 2022

DELTA is offering Spring 2022 Express Grants — Rapid Design and Instructional Tools — for faculty and instructors seeking ways to enhance their teaching with technology. How Can DELTA assist you next semester? 
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Sep 20, 2021

A Metamorphosis: DELTA Grant Transforms ENT 410

Through an extensive DELTA Grant, Extension Associate Terri Billeisen teamed up with DELTA experts to bring innovative learning technologies to ENT 410: Turfgrass and Ornamental Insect Pest Management, a new course launching in 2022, to help students connect with course material. 
A doll house view of one of the labs in The Dickey Group's Virtual Tour

Jul 26, 2021

The Dickey Group Goes Digital with Virtual Lab Tour

The Dickey Group created an immersive virtual tour to help students and scholars get to know its laboratory and navigate the space on their own. Find out how DELTA Express Grants can help you do the same for a variety of educational environments.